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'''Domino Maze''' is a
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==Solve Path==
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==Puzzle Elements==
{{Element|Hint in Flavortext|The instruction card that comes with the special set contains clarifications on what precisely counts as repositioning. But repositioning isn't that helpful when solving a typical Domino Maze...}}
{{Element|Missing Information|Each card has a solution printed on the back. The hidden information in this case is that each card also has an ''unprinted'' solution, with several differences from the printed solution.}}
{{Element|Alphanumeric Substitution Cipher|Counting the pieces defined as "repositioned" between the two solutions and converting the numbers to letters reveals...}}
{{Element|Intermediate Clue Phrase|...the phrase SEARCH FOR UNIQUELY SOLVABLE WITH REVERSED TARGETS. As it turns out, there are some cards in the deck that have a unique solution that hits the targets in the reverse order (i.e. 3 to 1).}}
{{Element|Final Clue Phrase|Taking only the letters extracted from those cards results in the phrase ROYAL WE. As the instruction card says, this is a seven-letter synonym for the 14-letter answer.}}
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Domino Maze | |
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MIT Mystery Hunt 2020 | |
Big Top Carnival | |
Author(s) | Wei-Hwa Huang |
Answer | Click to revealMAJESTIC PLURAL |
Statistics | |
No. solves | 17 |
No. total guesses | 94 |
Links | |
Puzzle | Link |
Solution | Link |
Domino Maze is a Physical Puzzle from the Big Top Carnival round of the 2020 MIT Mystery Hunt, involving a special version of its namesake game.
Solve Path[edit | edit source]
Puzzle Elements[edit | edit source]
Physical Puzzle - The puzzle asks solvers to visit HQ with a code to obtain a special copy of Domino Maze, which now features a deck of 44 "Mystery Cards".
Hint in Flavortext - The instruction card that comes with the special set contains clarifications on what precisely counts as repositioning. But repositioning isn't that helpful when solving a typical Domino Maze...
Missing Information - Each card has a solution printed on the back. The hidden information in this case is that each card also has an unprinted solution, with several differences from the printed solution.
Alphanumeric Substitution Cipher - Counting the pieces defined as "repositioned" between the two solutions and converting the numbers to letters reveals...
Intermediate Clue Phrase - ...the phrase SEARCH FOR UNIQUELY SOLVABLE WITH REVERSED TARGETS. As it turns out, there are some cards in the deck that have a unique solution that hits the targets in the reverse order (i.e. 3 to 1).
Final Clue Phrase - Taking only the letters extracted from those cards results in the phrase ROYAL WE. As the instruction card says, this is a seven-letter synonym for the 14-letter answer.